自考《高级英语》重要词组总汇

In return 作为（对某物）的付款或回报

What do we give them in return.

Conceive of 想像、认为

I laughed to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never conceived of us billion-dollar Babies（俚语：人）。

对于那些认为我们从不会成为腰缠万贯的巨富的先生和女士们，我们总是暗自嘲笑他们。

Scores of 很多

Scores of young people.

Strike sb. as …给某人留下印象

These conclusion strike me as reasonable.

我认为他们的话是合情合理的

Drop out 脱离传统社会

Ever since 自从

In hopes of 怀着…希望

Every since civilization began， certain individuals（人） have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler， more pastoral， and more peaceful life

Support oneself 自食其力

Run out of 没有，用完，耗尽

Our planet is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes.

我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未玷污的地方越来越少

the other way （round）相反

come off 成功

These are the ones whose revolutions did not come off.

In need of 需要

It dawns on a familiar， workaday place， still in need of groceries and sewage disposal.

它洒在一个司空见惯，平凡庸碌的地方，一个仍然无法摆脱食品杂货，污水处理的地方。

In short supply 供应不足，短缺

Break down 瓦解，崩溃

Broke down our resolve. 丧失了我们的决心

Out of work 失业

dawn on sb. 逐渐明白

It dawned on us rather suddenly that the number of passengers on the small spaceship we inhabit is doubling about every forty years.

Come down （from…）（to…）从一处来到另一处

Eat sth. up 吃光

In profusion 大量地

She had magnificent blonde hair， in profusion.

Take a shot 猜测

As a point of departure 起点

As doctors often do I take a trial shot at it as a point of departure.

作为医生我经常根据猜测可能出现的总是进行提问

as yet 到现在为止

As yet， no man has set foot on Mars.

到目前为止还没有人登上火星。

Get somewhere 有进展，取得一些成就

If only 只要

If only they wouldn‘t use the word “hurt” I might be able to get somewhere.

Up to sb. 取决于某人

So long as 只要

Fall in love with 爱上

After all， I had already fallen in love with the savage brat， the parents were contemptible to me.

Let out 发出（叫喊）

She let out a scream of terror.

她发出恐怖的叫喊。

Hold sb. down 控制住某人，压制某人

I tried to hold myself down but I couldn‘t.

Open up 张开

She open up for an instant but before I could see anything she came down again and gripped the wooden blade between her molars.

Reduce sth. to 将…化为（变成）

She reduced spatula to splinters before I could get it out

Through with sb. 结束

We are going to through with this.

Go at sth. 努力做某事

He went at the job with a lot of energy. 他工作卖力

Tear sb/sth apart 严厉地批评…，彻底毁灭…

I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it.

Bred of …由…造成

But a blind fury， a feeling of adult shame， bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.

由于渴望释放男人的体力而产生的不理智的愤怒，和成年人的羞辱而使我继续下去，坚持到底。

On the defensive 采取守势

She had been on the defensive before but now she attacked.

Fly at 冲上去攻击某人

Tried to get off her father‘s lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes.

Come to light 为人所知

New evidence has recently come to light

At one‘s request 应某人之请求

An anonymous doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient at her own request.

Rumble on 继续下去